Substratum nanotopography and the adhesion of biological cells. Are symmetry or regularity of nanotopography important?

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 275-283

  Curtis, A S G ^a   Casey, B ^a   Gallagher, J O ^a   Pasqui, D ^b   Wood, M A ^a   Wilkinson, C D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Cell behaviour; Nanotopography; Symmetry and regularity

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID; NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TOPOGRAPHY; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; ENDOTHELIUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYESTERS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035951153     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(01)00247-2     Document Type: Article

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